Comments on: Measuring Blog Influence

By: Fringe

Fringe — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:00:58 +0000

On Influence, Numbers, and Quality Control
All hail the influence of the blogosphere! Which is hardly the watershed paradigm it was purported to be, if you believe this CNN/Money survey found on Professor Bainbridge, though depending on who you talk to, blogs are in fact, all...

By: Attila Girl

Attila Girl — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 08:10:05 +0000

I think it's hilarious that Kos and Wonkette are named, but no libertarians, no classical liberals. Where's Glenn on that list?

And, of course, the numbers are off.

And, of course, James is right--numbers are not the same thing as influence.

By: The Glittering Eye

The Glittering Eye — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:13:43 +0000

MSM big winners in 2004 elections Yes, you read that right. I'd like to offer a contrarian view on the past election. I've read a lot of columnists and bloggers claiming that mainstream media were the big losers in the last election. Folks, it just ain't...

By: Billy K

Billy K — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:43:25 +0000

The Daily Kos number is just hilarious. He was getting that much an hour on election day.

By: jen

jen — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:58:03 +0000

And they can't just look at blog*spot and typepad as the end all supplier of blogs. Most of the most influential bloggers have their own domains and hosting and aside from Daily Kos and She Who Shall Not Be Named, they're not reflected in that graphic list.